In class today we were discussing Elijah's confrontation with the priests of Baal on Mt. Carmel. The professor lecturing made a point that I felt should be shared. Its not something that should come as any surprise to Christians, but it is always good to hear familiar ideas presented in new ways.
There were 450 of the Baalic priests present. Elijah was the last prophet of God in Israel at the time. 450 to 1. Its a good thing truth is not subject to democracy, isn't it?
The point the professor made was this: the truth does not change. It doesn't matter if 450 people believe a lie or if 450 million people believe it. Its still a lie. It does not matter if 1 person believes the truth or if there is no one on Earth who believes the truth. It is still the truth.
The great lie that our culture believes today is that it can change the nature of truth. It believes that the world is changing so our values must change with it. Our culture claims that our notions of truth must evolve. Claims that abortion or homosexuality are sins are met we angry accusations of closed-mindedness. It is not closed-minded to reject lies and believe in truth.
Instead, though, there is an insidious implication that we can somehow alter the nature of truth through popular opinion. But God is not Congress. The Bible is not a bill up for consideration in the House of Representatives. It is the Truth and it does not require our consent to remain Truth.
It does not matter how many people believe that abortion and homosexuality are not sinful. It did not matter how many Baalic priests stood on Mt. Carmel against Elijah because God was with him. On that day, 450 priests of Baal died, but the Truth remained unchanged.
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